We presented, for the first time, a general explanation of the occurrence of inherent hysteretic behaviour in storage systems containing multiple particles. We demonstrated the generality of our concept not only by performing careful electrochemical experiments on a typical electrode such as LiFePO4 but also by referring to other multiparticle storage system, such as supercapacitors, hydrogen storage materials, and even a most simple mechanical storage device - ordinary rubber balloons. The discovery was published in Nature Materials.
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The problem of poisoning of Pt catalysts was solved by appropriate functionalization of the catalyst surface. The essence of the discovery is the selective blockage of the catalysts surface whereby certain molecules (e.g. hydrogen) can reach the catalyst surface whereas other molecules (carbon dioxide) are blocked before reaching the surface. The discovery was published in Nature Materials.
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The problem of inherent solubility of organic molecules in lithium batteries was solved by grafting active organic molecules onto the surface of insoluble inorganic nanoparticles. This way, the organic molecule is not only stabilized; using appropriate substrate it is also possible to tune certain electrochemical properties such as the redox potential etc. The discovery was published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition (impact factor 11.8).
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Electrochemical experiments undoubtedly showed that BTAH and ATA are much more effective inhibitors of corrosion for Cu in Cl- media than BTAOH, despite the fact that BTAH and BTAOH display very similar molecular electronic structure properties usually associated with the ability of molecule to inhibit the corrosion. We introduce an original approach to treat the adsorption at an electrified surface and carefully analized the results of extensive DFT simulation, what allowed us to pinpoint the superior inhibiting action of BTAH and ATA.
COBISS.SI-ID: 24105255
This review summarizes numerous studies in the field of BTAH as a copper corrosion inhibitor, from the early discoveries to the present time. Special attention is given to its surface structure and to the discussion on disagreement between experimental findings and the evaluated mechanisms.
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